City of Phoenix Invests Millions In Preservation
Marlene Imirzian Associates Architects were recently featured in the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Republic newspapers for their work in historical preservation on the Winship House. An excerpt from the article is featured below:
Winship House 216 W. Portland St.
Built: 1919.
The project: The city spent about $750,000 to rehab windows and doors, front porch and structural work, repair stucco and reconfigure the interior to create office and meeting space. The project included an accessible lift on the interior and a ramp on the exterior, accessible restrooms, plumbing, electronic and mechanical work, cleaning and painting. The story: Werter D. Shackelford, a prominent dentist, had the house constructed about 1919. Fred E. Winship, president of Peoples Loan and Investment Co., purchased the property in 1925. The 1½-story bungalow spans about 4,230 square feet in the Roosevelt Historic District. What it is today: Parks and Recreation offices, the Phoenix Parks Foundation, the Japanese Friendship Garden and the Camp Colley Foundation share the space.
International Students Visit Office in Phoenix
Fifty students and faculty members of the School of Architecture and Design of the Baja California State University (UABC) located in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico visited the Phoenix office. They were interested in learning more about the office’s range of projects, design philosophy and internal working process. The visit included a tour of the Sunnyslope Sustainable Office and the Paradise Valley Community College Life Science Building.
AIA Knowledge Leadership Assembly
The 2014 AIA Knowledge Leadership Assembly, scheduled for September 14-16 in Minneapolis, MN, will provide an opportunity for Knowledge Community Leaders, Board Knowledge Community Representatives, the Council of Architectural Component Executives, and AIA Staff to network, share knowledge and best practices, and build coalitions over the course of three days. Outcomes from the KLA will assist in building relationships and programs for 2015 and beyond. Marlene Imirzian will be in attendance amongst other professionals in the field.